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History of the Land of Israel

All over the middle east (Including where Israel is today), empires came and went.  Some of the empires were the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, the Crusaders and the British.  During these empires, there was never an independent state of either Israel or Palestine.  They were territories in these empires.  During all of the upheavals, uprisings, conquests and dispersions, there was always a remnant of Jewish people  remaining in the land.   After WW2 the need for a permanent legal home for the Jews became more prominent since many countries had refused to accept Jews who wanted to escape Hitlers Germany.   https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/arab-israeli-war The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948. In 1947, and again on May 14, 1948, the United States had offered...
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Week of Sunday, August 10th through Saturday, August 16th, 2025

 SUNDAY:   I took my trash out early today and it was SO HOT, that I felt that my breath had been sucked out of me.  I messaged Jan about it, since her asthma really bothers her in hot weather and I knew that she might be better off staying home from church.  Church was very good, the Eastmans performed and spoke.  After church, Glenda, Andrea, Marlene and I went to THE OLIVE LEAF for lunch.  I had the turkey dinner, which was very good even though they did not serve my gravy on the side like I requested.  I brought a lot of turkey and also my whole gen salad home.  Andrea told us the story about how she and two of her kids along with other people in a church she attended in Ohio went down to New Orleans to help out after Hurricane Katrina.  When I got home, I watched part of the four part documentary about  it.  HURRICANE KATRINA:  Race Against Time. 
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Genocide

I have been to Isreal and seen the archeaolical sites where artifacts and foundations of structures, etc.have been found which back up the Biblical and other historical documented accounts of the Jews being there.  The thing is IF ISRAEL WANTED to blow Gaza of of the face of the earth it could.  It .has the equipment two million tons of food Is has given to the Gazans, and I think this is the first time in world history that a country/ARMY has ever done:  provide food, water and other aid to the enemies population  if Isr wanted to commit genocide, they would not have been supplying food, they would not have tried to move people out of the line of fire THIS IS WHAT GENOCIDE LOOKS LIKE    Holocaust communist China is doing to the Weegers,  mass detention, surveillance, enforced sterilizations, forced labor, and forced assimilation. Rwanda   1994 and lasting only 100 days, the Rwandan Genocide is one of the most notorious modern genocides. Duri...
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Week of Sunday August 3rd through Saturday August 9th, 2025

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 SUNDAY:   Church was good.  Nine of us went to THE BIG DITCH for lunch.  Me, Andrea, Glenda, Lori, Elizabeth, Marlene, Linda Stein, a new friend that I met today named Becky and Louise.  I had the burger and fries and it was pretty good.  I took a nap in the afternoon and later on Lori came over to watch a movie.  We chose one about a football player and his team, during the Jesus Revolution, around 1973, in Birmingham, Alabama.  It was pretty good. MONDAY:  I was still in bed when Peg called this morning.  She wanted to set a time to come over and load some metal into the back of my car so we could take it to the metal collection place on West Avenue.  We needed to schedule that so that I could go to the Y and she would be available to pick David up from a medical appointment. We worked things out.  Peg came over early and I helped her load the back of my car and then we went to the collection site.  A man helped us...
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WEEK of Sunday, JULY 27th, 2025 through Saturday August 2nd, including Trip to Oakville, Toronto to hear Amir Tsarfiti

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 SUNDAY:  Church was very good, Marcus McFolling spoke.  He was not as good as he was the last time because he was talking too fast.  Several people went forward to the end.  Glenda, Lori, Andrea and I decided to go to THE BIG DITCH, a newish restaurant in the building that originally held the United States Post Office when I was a kid.  I don't know what year the post office moved to its new location down the street.  Anyways, we were very impressed with the ambiance of the place (it is huge, simple and elegant).  There was music playing but it was not too loud, which was a big benefit.  I had a turkey wrap which came with hand cut tries.  A couple of the others ordered burgers which were huge and they said they were very good.  Our server was very good.  Lori asked again if I wanted to go hear the Buffalo Philharmonic but I was just not in the mood.  I spent the rest of the day at home, taking a nap, working on my...
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why I am not convinced that Israel is committing genocide against the people of Gaza (for Christa) even tho Amnesty International and other organizations claim it

What is the definition of genocide?  Isn't it the deliberate plan to wipe out a certain group of people? We have discussed all of this before.  basically, Israel is against Hamas, not the Gazan people. If Isreal were against or trying to destroy the Gazans, they would not have warned Gazans (by using texts, etc. and the dropping of leaflets) if they were against the civilians.  Nor would they have facilitated corridors for the Gazans to use to distance themselves from the military activity.   Except for a short time when attempting to pressure Hamas to facilitate a ceasefire, Israel has sent consistently sent food and other aid items into the Gaza strip.   BASICALLY Israel has responded to a genocidal attack on them.  Hamas has stolen much of the aid. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMVzdWUMP1b/ Thfake pictures of kids in Gaza, one was of a kid who was born with horrible birth defects. The only starving adult in that area that I have seen a pi...
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Remainder of the week after TRIP (Tuesday July 22 through Saturday July 26th, 2025)

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 TUESDAY:   I went to the Bible Study this morning, and it was very good.  Andrea came for the first time.  We had a good sized group.  After the meeting, six of us went to APPPLEBEE'S for lunch.  Me, Glenda, Amy (Robin's sister), Andrea, Karen and Cindi.  I tried something new:    NEW Chicken Parmesan Fettuccine:   Crispy chicken breast with marinara sauce and Parmesan on fettuccine with Parmesan cream sauce,   The chicken was not really crispy but it was moist and tasty.  I brought some fettuccine and chicken home with me.  I called Peggy before leaving the restaurant because she wanted me to help her with taking metal to the place on West Avenue.  I backed the car in and she arrived a few minutes later.  I helped her load the stuff into the back of my car and we took it over.  I helped her throw the stuff onto the pile.  She made a little less than seven dollars.  I took a nap shortly ...
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